Table 4.
Daily total market basket cost for each community menu for the USDA representative family of four in 2010 U.S. dollars.
| Day | Bulk Supermarket | Discount Supermarket | General Market | Specialty Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 40 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 37 |
| 3 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 37 |
| 4 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 41 |
| 5 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 32 |
| 6 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 38 |
| 7 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 37 |
| 8 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 43 |
| 9 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 34 |
| 10 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 41 |
| 11 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 43 |
| 12 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 35 |
| 13 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 33 |
| 14 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 60 |
| Total | 347 | 346 | 410 | 552 |
| Meana | 24.79d (2.914) | 24.71 (3.872) | 29.29c (3.197) | 38.36b (6.902) |
ANOVA analysis was used to compared group means, followed by a a post-hoc pairwise analysis using a Bonferroni correction.
Mean market basket cost for the specialty markets is significantly different than the mean market basket costs for the other markets at p≤.05.
Mean market basket cost for the general supermarkets is significantly different than the mean market basket costs for the other markets at p≤.05.
Mean market basket cost for the bulk supermarkets is significantly different than the mean market basket costs for the specialty markets and general supermarkets, but is not significantly different than the mean market basket cost for the discount market at p≤.05.